Great paper! 👏👏👏

#Breastfeeding is not included in national accounting systems despite myriad health + economic benefits.

GDP metrics ignore considerable & multiple environmental harms of CMF incl GHG emissions & various kinds of waste & pollution.

Time for change! 👇

We're doing a survey with parents on infant feeding resources.

We have resources to help new parents on mychild.ie. This survey will help us better understand and improve information available.

Take our survey here: forms.gle/TvBgnxuGkahEyg…
HSE Health & Wellbeing National Women & Infants Health Programme

We are delighted to announce our new ALCI council president Máiréad O'Sullivan Mairead O Sullivan. Big shoes to fill but can think of no better person to fill them

We had a busy few days on Council. Wishing Lorraine O 'Hagan Stephanie Murray all the best and welcoming Anabela Almeida sonyaquinn on board #alci

Spring neonatal webinar UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems … Registration open to healthcare staff supporting 🤱🏻🤱🏽Niamh Vickers UCD Midwifery Laura McHugh ALCIreland Clare Kennedy Caoimhe Whelan, IBCLC Kate Frazer Barbara Coughlan ⬇️⬇️

The US has been working on behalf of the baby formula industry to quash regulation around the globe — even for questionable products like “toddler milk,” which critics call unhealthy and doctors say is unnecessary. My story: propublica.org/article/how-am…

*CHANGE OF DATE*
ALCI National Conference will now take place on 4&5th October in The Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island Cork

And what better way to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week with Friends and colleagues 😉

#ALCI #IBCLC
#breastfeedingsupport

Thanks to Carrigart GP and breastfeeding advocate Sarah Brennan 🤱🏼🤱🏽🤱🏿🤱🙏🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🏼💗 for the invitation to the launch of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative WBTi) Irish Report this morning in Leinster House. Also got the opportunity to speak to Liz O’Sullivan who headed up the team of authors

ALCI were delighted to be at Leinster house today for a coffee morning to distribute WBTI Ireland report and discuss the findings and recommendations.

Delighted to be hosting all of the team behind the World Breastfeeding Trends Initial Ireland. We're in Leinster house engaging, promoting, & supporting breastfeeding. Thanks to UNICEF Ireland for supporting and funding this work

Any politicians bowled over by #leo news this afternoon... Please come talk to us at the coffee dock of Leinster House. A boost of oxytocin from seeing lovely breastfeeding mams is what we all need!

We've got copies of the report and are hoping to speak with representatives of all the political parties. Come talk to us in the Coffee Dock in Leinster House between 1pm and 2pm tomorrow, March 20th (2/2)!

Very excited to be hosting a coffee afternoon tomorrow in Leinster House to talk to Irish politicians about the WBTi-Ireland findings and the importance of protecting, promoting, & supporting breastfeeding. Thanks to UNICEF Ireland for supporting and funding this work (1/2).

The 1st paper from my MSc. research (w/ supervisors Dr Denise O'Brien & Prof Abbey Hyde) on mother's emotional experiences of #breastfeeding w/ primary #lowmilksupply has been published. #Lactation #ipa #phenomenology #triplefeeding #maternalmentalhealth liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bf…

Thank you everyone for joining us online today,thank you to our speakers ,our completion entrants & big thank you to events/admin co ordinator Catherinea
HSE Ireland
Laura McHugh

Here are all our wonderful entries for #alci spring study day and the winner is .. watch to find out!!!
HSE Ireland
Laura McHugh

Women with obesity can really achieve postiveBF outcomes the rates at 3 months were much higher than the national average
HSE Ireland
Laura McHugh
Clare Kennedy
HealthyIreland

Some of the strengths and limitations of the Latch on this multi component research
HSE
Laura McHugh
HealthyIreland
Clare Kennedy

Important to note that 45%control group accessed private lactation support this is vital data collection outcome
@hselive
Laura McHugh
HealthyIreland
Clare Kennedy

Interventions and control groups areas looked at antenatal immediate postpartum medium&larger postnatal BF at 3 & 6 months
@hselive
Laura McHugh
Clare Kennedy
HealthyIreland